got the 5.1g dvd running fine in live mode - detects wifi, nvidia card etc etc - decided to install and all appears to go smoothly but im gettin what i think is an x error at the end as it wont go to a graphical login - startx says already running, gnome-session gives 'display error' iirc. tried copying the xorg.conf file (from the nvidia utilities program) to the installed version still no joy

Yup - thanks!! that did it!!! - any ideas why it went to tty1 though???

next question - how do i get my sb audigy1 (with breakout panel on front of pc) to work - had issues trying it with a MEPIS kde 4.2 as well - weird thing there was it worked through the dedicated headphone socket on the front just fine (all mixer channels etc) but wouldnt output to line out 1 or 2 to feed my audio amp

Here im afraid i get nothing at all?

suggestions as to where to start - not exactly new to linus as been using mepis 24/7 for years - trouble is when its right you tend to leave things and forget how to 'tweak' - gnome is a little alien too still so any help appreciated

thanks- i think i get whats happening. i did enable nfs as an install option. not using it currently but would like to so will try the workaround first when i get home

Have you any ideas on the sound issue? As I understand pulseaudio isnt too keen on my card would like to get it going though. doesnt even list it in pulseaudio although it does get a mention at boot up (EMU10K1)

opted to disable nfs for the meantime to get graphical login. as for soundcard it appears alsa is/was seeing my usb midi keyboard as default sound device. unplugged for now and ran alsaconf and alsamixer. the system now sees the card but i am in the same situation as mepis 8.5 with kde 4.3 in that all appears to work and you hear sound from headphone socket but not line out. further investigation required. have read about the card defaulting to digital out with pulseaudio but cant check just now.